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3 AFAICR as far as I can recall
4 AFAICT as far as I can tell
5 AFAIK as far as I know
6 AFAIR as far as I recall
7 AFAIU as far as I understand
8 AFD away from desktop
9 AFK away from keyboard
10 AFW away from window
11 AIU as I understand
12 AIUI as I understand it
13 AKA also known as
14 ASAP as soon as possible
15 ATM at the moment
16 AWOL absent without official leave
17 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
18 B/C because
19 BBL [I'll] be back later
20 BBS be back soon
21 BBT be back tomorrow
22 BFD big fucking deal
23 BIAB back in a bit
24 BIAF back in a few
25 BIALW back in a little while
26 BIAS back in a second
27 BIAW back in a while
28 BOFH bastard operator from hell
29 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
30 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
31 BRB [I'll] be right back
32 BTDT been there, done that
33 BTTH boot to the head
34 BTW by the way
35 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
36 CNP continued [in my] next post
37 COB close of business [day]
38 CYA see you around
39 D/L download
40 DIY do it yourself
41 DKDC don't know, don't care
42 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
43 DTRT do the right thing
44 DTWT do the wrong thing
45 DWIM do what I mean
46 EG evil grin
47 EMSG email message
48 EOB end of business [day]
49 EOD end of discussion
50 EOL end of life
51 ETLA extended three letter acronym
52 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
53 FAQ frequently asked question
54 FCFS first come first served
55 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
56 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
57 FM fucking magic
58 FOAD fall over and die
59 FSDO for some definition of
60 FSVO for some value of
61 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
62 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
63 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
64 FWIW for what it's worth
65 FYI for your information
66 G/C garbage collect
67 G grin
68 GAC get a clue
69 GAL get a life
70 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
71 GMTA great minds think alike
72 GTFO get the fuck out
73 GTG got to go
74 HAND have a nice day
75 HHIS hanging head in shame
76 HICA here it comes again
77 HTH hope this helps
78 IAC in any case
79 IANAL I am not a lawyer
80 IC I see
81 ICCL I couldn't care less
82 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
83 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
84 IIANM if I am not mistaken
85 IIRC if I recall correctly
86 IIUC if I understand correctly
87 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
88 IMCO in my considered opinion
89 IMHO in my humble opinion
90 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
91 IMO in my opinion
92 IOW in other words
93 IRL in real life
94 ISAGN I see a great need
95 ISTM it seems to me
96 ISTR I seem to recall
97 ITYM I think you mean
98 IYSS if you say so
99 J/K just kidding
100 JIC just in case
101 JK just kidding
102 JMO just my opinion
103 JTLYK just to let you know
104 KISS keep it simple, stupid
105 KITA kick in the ass
106 KNF kernel normal form
107 L8R later
108 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
109 LJBF let's just be friends
110 LMAO laughing my ass off
111 LMSO laughing my socks off
112 LOL laughing out loud
113 LTNS long time no see
114 N/M never mind
115 MMU memory management unit
116 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
117 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
118 MOTSS member of the same sex
119 MTF more to follow
120 MYOB mind your own business
121 NBD no big deal
122 NFC no fucking clue
123 NFI no fucking idea
124 NFW no fucking way
125 NIH not invented here
126 NP no problem
127 NRFPT not ready for prime time
128 NRN no reply necessary
129 OIC oh, I see
130 OMG oh, my god
131 OT off topic
132 OTL out to lunch
133 OTOH on the other hand
134 OTT over the top
135 OTTOMH off the top of my head
136 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
137 PFO please fuck off
138 PFY pimply faced youth
139 PITA pain in the ass
140 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
141 PNG persona non grata
142 PNP plug and pray
143 POC point of contact
144 POLA principle of least astonishment
145 POS piece of shit
146 PPL pretty please
147 PTV parental tunnel vision
148 QED quod erat demonstrandum
149 RFC request for comments
150 RL real life
151 RLC rod length check
152 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
153 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
154 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
155 RP responsible person
156 RSN real soon now
157 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
158 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
159 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
160 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
161 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
162 SCNR sorry, could not resist
163 SEP someone else's problem
164 SFA sweet fuck all
165 SHID slaps head in disgust
166 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
167 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
168 SMOP simple matter of programming
169 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
170 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
171 SNR signal to noise ratio
172 SO significant other
173 SOB son of [a] bitch
174 SOL shit out [of] luck
175 SOP standard operating procedure
176 SSIA subject says it all
177 SUS stupid user syndrome
178 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
179 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
180 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
181 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
182 TBC to be continued
183 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
184 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
185 TIA thanks in advance
186 TINC there is no cabal
187 TLA three letter acronym
188 TLB translation lookaside buffer
189 TMA too many abbreviations
190 TMI too much information
191 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
192 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
193 TTFN ta ta for now
194 TTYL talk to you later
195 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
196 TYVM thank you very much
197 U/L upload
198 UTSL use the source, Luke
199 VEG very evil grin
200 W/ with
201 W/O without
202 WAG wild-ass guess
203 WB welcome back
204 WFM works for me
205 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
206 WIP work in progress
207 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
208 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
209 WRT with respect to
210 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck
211 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
212 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
213 YHBT you have been trolled
214 YHL you have lost
215 YKWIM you know what I mean
216 YMA yo momma's ass
217 YMMV your mileage may vary
218 YW you're welcome
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